--- --- # What Year Was America Great? You Tell Us  by [Chris Wilson / Cleveland](https://time.com/author/chris-wilson/)  ## Chris Wilson / Cleveland Jul 21, 2016 6:47 PM UTC  by [Chris Wilson / Cleveland](https://time.com/author/chris-wilson/)  ## Chris Wilson / Cleveland Jul 21, 2016 6:47 PM UTC Donald Trump wants to “Make American Great Again,” as thousands of signature red hats in the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland attest. But it is not clear what era in American history the Republican presidential nominee wants to return America to should he win. A [survey of delegates](http://time.com/4416421/republican-convention-delegates-great-america/) by TIME’s Jay Newton-Small on Wednesday found the most nostalgia for the Reagan years, following by the post-World War II era. Now we’d like to know your opinion: Regardless of how you feel about Trump, what year in America’s history do you think represents the country’s peak greatness? After you take the survey, you’ll see what years other TIME readers have chosen. Make America Great Again: What Year Was Great Quiz ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4417359/make-america-great-again-year-quiz/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4417359/make-america-great-again-year-quiz/"},"headline":"What Year Was America Great? You Tell Us","datePublished":"2016-07-21T18:47:27.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T23:26:42.418Z","description":"Take this quiz and see how other readers responded","url":"https://time.com/4417359/make-america-great-again-year-quiz/","keywords":["Republican National Convention","quiz","Donald Trump"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Chris Wilson / Cleveland"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/republican-national-convention/","name":"Republican National Convention"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4417359/make-america-great-again-year-quiz/","name":"What Year Was America Great? You Tell Us"}}]}] ```